BANGKOK—European shares opened higher on Friday after a mixed session in Asia on the last trading day of the year for most markets. Germany's DAX rose 0.3 percent to 16,745.67 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.4 percent to 7,566.11. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.2 percent higher to 7,736.52. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.1 percent. Some world markets logged solid gains in 2023 while many have sagged. Benchmarks in France and Germany made double-digit advances while Britain's has climbed just under 3 percent. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up 0.2 percent to 33,464.17. It gained 27 percent in 2023,…
